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Re: end of the spur - SSWUPinSA - 07-19-2016

Thank you!! I'm very keen on doing hybrid of this system and the one with barrel lock on the face, just need to engineer the mecanism to tranfer the left to right movement to a lateral movement, not impossible!

Re: end of the spur - long island jack - 07-19-2016

I had planned using cam locks
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placing it below the skewer on the front of the layout, by cutting a notch in the cam, which when lock would go over the skewer, the point being locked for the main by means of one of those choc block connectors thread on the skewer,when unlocked the cam would rotate away from the skewer and let the point move for the siding, but never did anything more about it.

depending on make you can get cam locks which use the same key, this makes it easy, as only need one key for all the locks

Ray

Re: end of the spur - SSWUPinSA - 07-19-2016

Those are them!

Re: end of the spur - long island jack - 07-19-2016

#4 arriving with the afternoon trip

   

Ray

Re: end of the spur - Tyson Rayles - 07-20-2016

Great pic! Thumbsup

Re: end of the spur - long island jack - 07-21-2016

a few photos of #2 switching the plant
arriving with box cars in tow
   

dropping a rail box at door 1
   

spotting a covered hopper
   

next CSX box at door 2
   

pushing back to spot at off spot location
   


Ray

Re: end of the spur - Steve - 07-21-2016

Ray,
Absolutely stunning work Thumbsup Thumbsup Thumbsup

Re: end of the spur - bdw9535 - 07-21-2016

Ray,

Cheers , nicely done.

Bruce

Re: end of the spur - long island jack - 02-15-2017

A couple of short videos for you, taken while testing for my next exhibition.

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Ray